[Ads-l] Antedating of "Vegetarian" (Adjective)

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
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vegetarian, adj. (OED 1843)

1842 Healthian Apr. 35

This fact of the triple fermentation of vegetables ... is of great and irresistible weight in the vegetarian advocacy.

Fred Shapiro

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